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Law, Society and Politics in Fifth Century Athens
Martin Ostwald
ISBN: 9780520067981
Format: Paperback
Publisher:The University Press Group Ltd
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Analyzing the 'democratic' features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century BC, this work traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.
Analyzing the 'democratic' features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.
| ISBN | 0520067983 | | Pages | 500 | | ISBN13 | 9780520067981
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | The University Press Group Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 971 | | Imprint | University of California Press | | Published in | CA | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 237 | | Publication date | 21 Dec 1989 | | Width (mm) | 153 | | Library of Congress | 85000690 | | Spine width (mm) | 46 | | DEWEY | 321.809385 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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"[Ostwald] works at the interface between political, social, and cultural history and his forte is meticulous, diachronic analysis of language in its social context."--David Whitehead, "Times Literary Supplement  Be the first to write a customer review
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